James Maitland "Jimmy" Stewart was an American film and stage actor, known for his distinctive voice and his everyman persona. Over the course of his career, he starred in many films widely considered classics and was nominated for five Academy Awards, winning one in competition and receiving one Lifetime Achievement award. He was a major MGM contract star. He also had a noted military career and was a World War II and Vietnam War veteran, who rose to the rank of Brigadier General in the United States Air Force Reserve.
James Maitland "Jimmy" Stewart was an American film and stage actor, known for his distinctive voice and his everyman persona. Over the course of his career, he starred in many films widely considered classics and was nominated for five Academy Awards, winning one in competition and receiving one Lifetime Achievement award. He was a major MGM contract star. He also had a noted military career and was a World War II and Vietnam War veteran, who rose to the rank of Brigadier General in the United States Air Force Reserve.
Throughout his seven decades in Hollywood, Stewart cultivated a versatile career and recognized screen image in such classics as Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, The Philadelphia Story, Harvey, It's a Wonderful Life, Shenandoah, Rear Window, Rope, The Man Who Knew Too Much, and Vertigo. He is the most represented leading actor on the AFI's 100 Years…100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition) and AFI's 10 Top 10 lists. He is also the most represented leading actor on the 100 Greatest Movies of All Time list presented by Entertainment Weekly. As of 2007, ten of his films have been inducted into the United States National Film Registry.
Stewart left his mark on a wide range of film genres, including westerns, suspense thrillers, family films, biographies and screwball comedies. He worked for a number of renowned directors later in his career, most notably Alfred Hitchcock, John Ford, Billy Wilder, Frank Capra, George Cukor, and Anthony Mann. He won many of the industry's highest honors and earned Lifetime Achievement awards from every major film organization. He died at age 89, leaving behind a legacy of classic performances, and is considered one of the finest actors of the "Golden Age of Hollywood". He was named the third Greatest Male Star of All Time by the American Film Institute.
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Filmography (Movies)
The Bloody Hundredth
Character:Self - Pilot, 453rd Bomb Group (archive footage)
Release Date:14/03/2024
James Stewart, l'ami américain
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2023
Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:17/09/2022
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Character:Self - Glenn Miller (archive footage)
Release Date:08/09/2022
Rat Pack
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:11/01/2022
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:02/05/2021
This Is Bob Hope...
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:29/12/2017
Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:09/11/2017
John Ford & Monument Valley
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:05/03/2013
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:02/07/2009
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:19/05/2009
Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It With You
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:09/12/2008
Warner at War
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:11/11/2008
Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films
Character:Narrator (archive footage)
Release Date:27/06/2003
The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:13/10/2002
Rope Unleashed
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:06/03/2001
'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:06/03/2001
The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/04/2000
John Wayne-A Life on Film
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/2000
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:23/01/1999
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
Character:George Bailey (archive footage)
Release Date:01/12/1997
Obsessed with Vertigo
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:04/10/1997
Frank Capra's American Dream
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1997
No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich
Character:
Release Date:24/07/1996
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Character:Self
Release Date:05/06/1995
La Classe américaine
Character:Jacques (archive footage)
Release Date:31/12/1993
Dark Galaxy
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1993
Fonda on Fonda
Character:Self
Release Date:13/01/1992
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
Character:Wylie Burp (voice)
Release Date:21/11/1991
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Character:Self
Release Date:28/10/1991
The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'
Character:Self
Release Date:18/10/1990
Night of 100 Stars III
Character:Self
Release Date:21/05/1990
Son of Dinosaurs
Character:Self
Release Date:29/11/1989
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Character:Self
Release Date:16/05/1988
A Beverly Hills Christmas
Character:Self - Host
Release Date:22/12/1987
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
Character:Self
Release Date:08/06/1987
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Character:Self
Release Date:18/05/1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Character:Self
Release Date:13/03/1987
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
Character:Self
Release Date:30/11/1986
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
Character:Self
Release Date:17/01/1986
Night of 100 Stars II
Character:Self
Release Date:10/03/1985
That's Dancing!
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:18/01/1985
All Star Party for Lucille Ball
Character:Self
Release Date:09/12/1984
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
Character:Self
Release Date:11/12/1983
Right of Way
Character:Teddy Dwyer
Release Date:21/11/1983
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
Character:Self
Release Date:19/09/1983
James Bond: The First 21 Years
Character:Self
Release Date:27/05/1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:25/02/1983
Showbiz Goes to War
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:31/12/1982
Night of 100 Stars
Character:Self
Release Date:08/03/1982
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1982
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
Character:Self
Release Date:13/12/1981
Mr. Krueger's Christmas
Character:Mr. Krueger
Release Date:21/12/1980
A Tale of Africa
Character:Old Man
Release Date:19/07/1980
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
Character:Self
Release Date:06/12/1979
Mickey's 50
Character:Self
Release Date:19/11/1978
The Magic of Lassie
Character:Clovis Mitchell
Release Date:02/08/1978
The Big Sleep
Character:General Sternwood
Release Date:13/03/1978
The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here?
Character:Self
Release Date:12/03/1977
Airport '77
Character:Philip Stevens
Release Date:11/03/1977
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
Character:Self
Release Date:28/11/1976
The Shootist
Character:Dr. Hostetler
Release Date:21/07/1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:16/05/1976
Sentimental Journey
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1976
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:06/08/1975
That's Entertainment!
Character:Self - Host / Narrator
Release Date:21/06/1974
Harvey
Character:Elwood P. Dowd
Release Date:22/03/1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:10/01/1972
The American West of John Ford
Character:Self - Narrator
Release Date:05/12/1971
Directed by John Ford
Character:
Release Date:06/09/1971
Fools' Parade
Character:Mattie Appleyard
Release Date:18/08/1971
The Cheyenne Social Club
Character:John O'Hanlan
Release Date:12/06/1970
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Character:
Release Date:19/12/1968
Bandolero!
Character:Mace Bishop
Release Date:01/06/1968
Firecreek
Character:Johnny Cobb
Release Date:24/01/1968
The Rare Breed
Character:Sam Burnett
Release Date:02/02/1966
The Flight of the Phoenix
Character:Frank Towns
Release Date:15/12/1965
Shenandoah
Character:Charlie Anderson
Release Date:03/06/1965
Dear Brigitte
Character:Professor Robert Leaf
Release Date:08/01/1965
Cheyenne Autumn
Character:Wyatt Earp
Release Date:15/10/1964
Cheyenne Autumn Trail
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/1964
Take Her, She's Mine
Character:Frank Michaelson
Release Date:13/11/1963
How the West Was Won
Character:Linus Rawlings
Release Date:02/11/1962
Flashing Spikes
Character:Slim Conway
Release Date:04/10/1962
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Character:Roger Hobbs
Release Date:15/06/1962
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Character:Ransom Stoddard
Release Date:13/04/1962
X-15
Character:Himself / Narrator (voice)
Release Date:22/12/1961
Two Rode Together
Character:Marshal Guthrie McCabe
Release Date:24/05/1961
The Mountain Road
Character:Major Baldwin
Release Date:15/06/1960
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Character:Self
Release Date:10/01/1960
The FBI Story
Character:John Michael ('Chip') Hardesty
Release Date:01/10/1959
Anatomy of a Murder
Character:Paul "Pauly" Biegler
Release Date:01/07/1959
Bell, Book and Candle
Character:Shep Henderson
Release Date:25/12/1958
The All-Star Christmas Show
Character:Self
Release Date:01/12/1958
Vertigo
Character:Det. John 'Scottie' Ferguson
Release Date:09/05/1958
Night Passage
Character:Grant McLaine
Release Date:24/07/1957
The Spirit of St. Louis
Character:Charles Augustus 'Slim' Lindbergh
Release Date:01/04/1957
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Character:Dr. Ben McKenna
Release Date:16/05/1956
The Man from Laramie
Character:Will Lockhart
Release Date:19/08/1955
Strategic Air Command
Character:Robert "Dutch" Holland
Release Date:25/03/1955
Rear Window
Character:L.B. Jefferies
Release Date:01/08/1954
The Far Country
Character:Jeff Webster
Release Date:12/02/1954
The Glenn Miller Story
Character:Glenn Miller
Release Date:04/01/1954
Tomorrow's Drivers
Character:the story teller
Release Date:01/01/1954
Thunder Bay
Character:Steve Martin
Release Date:21/05/1953
The Naked Spur
Character:Howard Kemp
Release Date:29/01/1953
Carbine Williams
Character:Marsh Williams
Release Date:01/05/1952
The Greatest Show on Earth
Character:Buttons
Release Date:16/02/1952
Bend of the River
Character:Glyn McLyntock
Release Date:23/01/1952
No Highway in the Sky
Character:Theodore Honey
Release Date:28/06/1951
Harvey
Character:Elwood P. Dowd
Release Date:04/12/1950
The Jackpot
Character:Bill Lawrence
Release Date:01/11/1950
Broken Arrow
Character:Tom Jeffords
Release Date:21/07/1950
Winchester '73
Character:Lin McAdam
Release Date:12/07/1950
And Then There Were Four
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Release Date:23/06/1950
Malaya
Character:John Royer
Release Date:27/12/1949
The Stratton Story
Character:Monty Stratton
Release Date:12/05/1949
You Gotta Stay Happy
Character:Marvin Payne
Release Date:28/10/1948
10,000 Kids and a Cop
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/10/1948
Call Northside 777
Character:P.J. 'Jim' McNeal
Release Date:13/02/1948
On Our Merry Way
Character:Slim
Release Date:03/02/1948
Rope
Character:Rupert Cadell
Release Date:01/02/1948
Blow-Ups of 1947
Character:Self
Release Date:31/12/1947
Magic Town
Character:Rip Smith
Release Date:07/10/1947
Thunderbolt
Character:Himself, Introduction
Release Date:26/07/1947
It's a Wonderful Life
Character:George Bailey
Release Date:20/12/1946
Winning Your Wings
Character:Self
Release Date:28/05/1942
Fellow Americans
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:27/03/1942
Breakdowns of 1941
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:14/11/1941
Ziegfeld Girl
Character:Gilbert Young
Release Date:25/04/1941
Pot o' Gold
Character:James Hamilton 'Jimmy' Haskell
Release Date:03/04/1941
Come Live with Me
Character:Bill Smith
Release Date:31/01/1941
The Philadelphia Story
Character:Macaulay 'Mike' Connor
Release Date:05/12/1940
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Character:Self
Release Date:24/10/1940
No Time for Comedy
Character:Gaylord 'Gay' Esterbrook
Release Date:14/09/1940
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Character:Self
Release Date:31/07/1940
The Mortal Storm
Character:Martin Breitner
Release Date:20/06/1940
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Character:Self
Release Date:29/05/1940
The Shop Around the Corner
Character:Alfred Kralik
Release Date:12/01/1940
Destry Rides Again
Character:Tom Destry Jr.
Release Date:30/11/1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Character:Jefferson Smith
Release Date:19/10/1939
It's a Wonderful World
Character:Guy Johnson
Release Date:19/05/1939
Hollywood Hobbies
Character:Self (uncredited)
Release Date:03/05/1939
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
Character:James Stewart (archive footage)
Release Date:08/04/1939
The Ice Follies of 1939
Character:Larry Hall
Release Date:10/03/1939
Made for Each Other
Character:John Horace Mason
Release Date:10/02/1939
You Can't Take It with You
Character:Tony Kirby
Release Date:01/09/1938
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
Character:James Stewart
Release Date:29/07/1938
The Shopworn Angel
Character:Pvt. William 'Texas' Pettigrew
Release Date:15/07/1938
Hollywood Goes to Town
Character:Self
Release Date:07/07/1938
Vivacious Lady
Character:Peter
Release Date:13/05/1938
Of Human Hearts
Character:Jason Wilkins
Release Date:11/02/1938
Navy Blue and Gold
Character:John 'Truck' Cross
Release Date:19/11/1937
The Last Gangster
Character:Paul North Sr.
Release Date:12/11/1937
The Romance of Celluloid
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:27/08/1937
Seventh Heaven
Character:Chico
Release Date:25/03/1937
After the Thin Man
Character:David Graham
Release Date:25/12/1936
Born to Dance
Character:Ted Barker
Release Date:27/11/1936
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
Character:Self
Release Date:11/09/1936
The Gorgeous Hussy
Character:Roderick "Rowdy" Dow
Release Date:28/08/1936
Speed
Character:Terry Martin
Release Date:08/05/1936
Small Town Girl
Character:Elmer Clampett
Release Date:10/04/1936
Important News
Character:Cornelius 'Corn' Stevens
Release Date:29/02/1936
Wife vs. Secretary
Character:Dave
Release Date:28/02/1936
Rose Marie
Character:John Flower
Release Date:31/01/1936
Next Time We Love
Character:Christopher Tyler
Release Date:30/01/1936
The Murder Man
Character:Shorty
Release Date:12/07/1935
Art Trouble
Character:Jack Burton
Release Date:23/06/1934
Television Appearances
Talking Pictures
Character:Self (archive footage)
Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...
Character:Self
North and South
Character:Miles Colbert
The Kennedy Center Honors
Character:Self
Laugh-In
Character:Guest Performer
Please Turn the Page
Character:Self
People's Choice Awards
Character:Self
Dinah!
Character:Self
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Character:Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Character:Self
Hawkins
Character:Billy Jim Hawkins
The Julie Andrews Hour
Character:Self
Film '72
Character:Self
The Jimmy Stewart Show
Character:Prof. James K. Howard
V.I.P. Schaukel
Character:Self
Great Performances
Character:Self
The Pet Set
Character:Self
The Dean Martin Show
Character:
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self - Co-Host
Alcoa Premiere
Character:
My Three Sons
Character:James Stewart
Startime
Character:
Lux Playhouse
Character:
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
MGM Parade
Character:
The George Gobel Show
Character:Self
The Oscars
Character:Self
General Electric Theater
Character:Joe Newman
General Electric Theater
Character:Britt Ponset
General Electric Theater
Character:Bart
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Elwood P. Dowd
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:Narrator
The Jack Benny Program
Character:Self
The Jack Benny Program
Character:Jimmy Stewart (uncredited)
The Jack Benny Program
Character:Jimmy Stewart
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Character:Self
What's My Line?
Character:Self - Mystery Guest
The Ed Sullivan Show
Character:Self
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Presenter / Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
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